Lyn Carpenter

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Lyn Carpenter (born 1965) is a sports administrator, retired local government executive and former netball player. Carpernter is currently Director of Europe region of World Netball. Before retiring, her last executive role as Chief Executive of Thurrock Council from 2015 to 2022.

Netball

=Playing career=

Carpenter was the oldest player ever to be awarded a debut international cap in the England national netball team, which she received in December 1997 at the age of 32.[http://www.missengland.info/regionals/judgingpanel2009 Miss England 2009: Judging panel]. Retrieved 30 April 2010. During her senior international career she amassed 33 international caps, representing England and winning a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=11 January 2020|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/49372|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}} She also won a bronze medal at the 1999 Netball World Championships in New Zealand.{{cite news |last=Garnham |first=Emily |title=Loneliness of the long distance netballer |work=Daily Express |url=http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/40890/Loneliness-of-the-long-distance-Netballer/ |date=9 April 2008 |accessdate=30 April 2010}} She also represented Great Britain in basketball at the 1987 World Student Games in Zagreb.{{cite web |title=Your Environment |publisher=Merton London Borough Council |url=http://www.merton.gov.uk/mm19_insert.pdf |date=25 August 2006 |page=4 |access-date=30 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029225622/http://www.merton.gov.uk/mm19_insert.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}

=Administration career=

Carpenter served on the Board of England Netball from 2003, latterly as Vice Chairman, until August 2014. She is a former current Chairman of Netball Europe a role she has held until 2019 before being elected as International Netball Federation regional director for Europe.

Local government career

In 2009, Carpenter was appointed to Hammersmith Council as Director of Residents Services. In September 2011 she was appointed to a new Biborough Executive Director role that also included the Royal Borough managing a range of complex universal services.{{cite web|url=http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/az/az.aspx?searchletter=&orgid=2408 |title=Executive Director for Environment, Leisure and Residents Services |publisher=Rbkc.gov.uk |date=2012-02-23 |accessdate=2012-08-31}} Carpenter was appointed Chief Executive of Thurrock Council in September 2015.{{Cite web |url=https://democracy.thurrock.gov.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=7400&Opt=3 |title=

Appointment of the Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service |date=24 June 2015 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Thurrock Council}} She resigned in December 2022 shortly before the council was reported as being "effectively bankrupt".{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-63979197 |title=Chief executive of Thurrock Council quits over £469m black hole |work=BBC News |date=14 December 2022 |first=Simon |last=Dedman |access-date=16 August 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-64028633 |title=Thurrock Council issues S114 notice of financial distress |work=BBC News |date=19 December 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/19/thurrock-latest-council-declare-effective-bankruptcy |title=Thurrock becomes latest council to declare effective bankruptcy |work=The Guardian |date=19 December 2022 |first=Patrick |last=Butler |access-date=16 August 2024}} A subsequent inspection report into the situation at Thurrock issued by Essex County Council criticized Carpenter's management style at the Council.{{cite web |url=https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-06-16/dereliction-of-leadership-thurrock-council-ignored-warnings-and-hid-catastrophic-losses/ |title=‘Dereliction of leadership’: Thurrock council ignored warnings and hid catastrophic losses |publisher=The Bureau of Investigative Journalism |date=16 June 2023 |first=Gareth |last=Davies |access-date=16 August 2024}}

References

{{England netball squad at the 1999 World Netball Championships}}

Category:1965 births

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Category:English netball players

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England

Category:Netball players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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Category:England international netball players